FREE ESSAY ON ACIDS&BASES

ACIDS&BASES

What substances turned into Acids? & 
What substances turned into Bases?
Hypothesis: 
Procedure: 
Pour about three milliliters of your sample in each of three test 
tubes. Pour the same amount on a watch glass. In the first test tube put in 
two drops of methyl orange and record the color. In the second test tube, put in two
drops of bromothymol blue and record the color. In the third test tube, add two drops of
phenothalein and record the color. Using the watch glass sample, touch the tips of a red
and a blue litmus paper and record the colors. Then touch the tip of a piece of pH Paper
and record the color and match the color to the chart and record the pH.
Methyl O Bromothymol B Phenothalein R Litmus B Litmus pH Paper Color Congo R
AA- orange/red yellow clear red red pink(1) purple
OJ- red/orange yellow yellow red pink Orange(4) purple
HA- red yellow clear red red red(2) purple
Bleach-orange yellow clear red red orange(4) purple
Vinegar-red yellow clear red red red(1) purple
SH-orange blue red blue blue brown(12) orange
Mouth wash-red yellow/green sky blue red red red(1) purple
Lemon J-red yellow clear red red red(2) purple
Windex-Orange blue clear red blue orange(6) red
Plax-orange blue lilac red red orange(6) peach
PickleJ-red yellow clear red red red(4) brown
Di gel- yellow blue lilac blue blue yellow(7) red 
Conclusion: Acids are chemical compounds made up of nonmetallic elements or polyotomic
ions combined with hydrogen. They react with metals to release hydrogen and have a pH
less than 7. That is why litmus paper turns red. So anything that turned red in my chart
was an acid. Bases are compounds made up of metallic elements or polyotomic ions combined
with hydroxyl radicals. They are formed when some metals react with water and have a pH
above 7. They turn litmus paper blue. So anything on my chart that is blue under litmus
is Bases. So from my results it was very easy to clarify which substance was an acid and
which one was a base.